Lehigh Valley Phantoms Zayde Wisdom - Image Via OSC Don't look now, but there are all kinds of hockey being played again. While we still await the return of the WHL and OHL there has been plenty of prospects playing in other leagues. The WHL has committed to a 24 game season scheduled [...]
Brogan Rafferty In last weeks ramblings I mentioned I was going to see Utica play in Belleville with a close eye on Vancouver Canucks prospect Brogan Rafferty. Brogan Rafferty was as advertised, very impressive. He is the Comets top defenseman on a team with deployment in offensive zone faceoffs, short handed and of course the [...]
*** When a team is under-performing so badly that the organization fires the coach mid-season, we expect that team to get a bit of a spark. In the case of the AHL coach taking over, I tend to assume that the players familiar with that coach will see an extra jump in their step, and [...]
*** FIRST NHL GOALS TIME! I didn't include First NHL Goals in my ramblings last week, so we get a double dose today! So much young talent that just keeps on giving. Since we have so many names on the list this week, I'm going to ramble a little bit more on each [...]
*** Some teams have started hot, and some have started cold. Coaches are tinkering with their lineups in search of perfect chemistry, and that means that some teams have given more players a chance than others. Knowing whether or not your bubble prospect is going to see games is a big deal in deep [...]
*** I've made it no secret that Fantrax is my platform of choice for dynasty hockey leagues, thanks to their incredibly deep player pool and long list of customization options. Now that we're a month into the NHL season, and most prospect leagues have kicked off their campaigns as well, I'm going to go [...]
*** There's been some great DobberProspects coverage of the U17 Tournament of late, so as a diversion I thought I'd jump into the Canadian Major Junior leagues to pick out some players who are seeing their fantasy stocks rise or fall now approximately 10 games into the season. These are by no means the [...]
*** If you happened to catch FrozenPool's tweet (or Dobber's retweet) about the site's new tracking feature, you already know where this ramblings is going... Last year's NHL shot leaders, broken down by shot type:https://t.co/41XOqs8skn pic.twitter.com/IPrGCOY6Ly — FrozenTools (@FrozenTools) September 28, 2019 That's right - we can now keep track of what kind of [...]
*** After being off the grid for 8 days, I'm back at home and catching up on everything that I missed in the world of hockey. Admittedly, I did get lucky considering that the biggest dominoes remain standing, but here's my quick thoughts on the action that did happen this last week: The [...]
Image courtesy of NHL.com *** There's a few logical reasons to think a rookie player might have an edge to start the campaign. They are fighting for roster spots and have more to prove than many established teammates. They have age on their side, and in many cases have an easier time returning to [...]
